Shirt-ironing machine



July 8, 1924.

, P. N. BRAUN SHIRT, IRONING MACHINE Filed July 23 I 1920 2 sheets'sheegI;

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Filed July 25 1920 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS .M and in! 'H'GRK, ASSlG-NOR TOTHE PROSPERXTY CO.

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A GORFORILTION OF NEW YORK.

$HIET-IRGNING MACK-ENE.

Application filed July 23,

To alt who? may cancer/"1- Be it known that I, Plume BRAUN, e. cit zenof the United States, and a resident Syracuse in the count of Humid-ageand State of New York, have invented a certain new and usefulShirt-ironing iviachine of which the following is u specification.

This invention relates to shirt ironing machines and has for its objecta particularly simple and efficient collar band holder, which aself-contained structure and llfy applied to pressing machine; andfurther which is narticularly applicable to pressing" machines having anupper pivoted pressing heed of the type shown in Patent No. LEW-4988iissued Jan. 8 31,1918 whcre y such machines can be used as shirt ironingmachines.

The invention consists in the novel tea-- tures and in the combinationsand constructions hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In describing this invention, reference is bad to the accompanyingdrawings, in which like cheracters designate correspondin arts in allthe views.

%1 'ure l is a side elevation of a pressing machine embodyin myinvention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary face view of the upper pressing need.

. Figure 3 is a fragmentary face view of the lower bed or buck. v

Fignre is an enlarged plan Vle'V of the collar band holder, thecontiguous portitm of the lower buck being also shown.

Figure 5 is a sectional view on line El--5 Fi ure figifire 6 is a detailview of a detached cleniping/ niember.

This shirt; ironing machine comprises gem erally at lower pressing bedor buck, an u per pressing llead movable toward and from the buck endcarried by a support in the form of a lever pivoted between its ends tothe frame of the machine and carrying the pressing head at its frontend, the pressing' heed having an arcuate cutout at one end, and acollar bend holding means mounted. on the face of the lower buck andincluding operating members extending upwardly through the cutout whenthe pressing head is down, this collar band holding means beingpreferably a self-contained structure detachablymountable on the lowerbuck.

l designates the lower bed or buck, and2 3920. serial No, 398,508.

the upper pressing head, the lower buck bemounted upon a frame or tableI), and the p 'essing head being cerricd at the front end of e supportas a lever t pivoted at 5 between its ends on av horizontal tixis'to astandard 6 forming part of the frame and being connected at its rear endto operating mechanism including toggle links 7 and 8 end a treedle 9.Also a suitable counteu balancing weight 10 is mounted on the rear endof the lever. The upper and lower bucks l and 2 are suitably heated bysteam or other heating medium conducted through the hollow interiorsthereof.

Theupper pressing head 2 is formed with en nrcuete cutout 11 at one endand collar bend holding means is mounted on the upper face of; the lowerbuck in alincuient with its cutout.

12 designates the collar band holding unit. The collar band holdingmeans or unit 1:9, comprises a base 13 mounted on the lower buck 1 andhaving an upwardly extending Part and clamping means supported by saidpert coacting with the base tohold tnc coller band, said meansprojecting through the ercuete cutout ll of thepressing hood 9 when thepressing head is down.

The 18 is here shown provided with a stem 13 which extends through ahole lat in the lower buck and which tlfi'fidfitlflt its lower end toreceive a nut 15. Also the base is formed with e. depend ing boss 16from which the stem projects the boss 16 being arranged in the recess orcountersink l in the lower buck. This boss it; formed with a guidew'ayfor the purpose hereinafter described. The base 133 is here shown asprovided. with an upwardly extending arm 18 and with an arcuate bevelededge face 19.

The clamping means cooperate with the base to hold the collar band, iscarried by the arm 18 and movable vertically along the same, and ludes amember movable toward end loin an arcuate eigo face 19 of base to clampa collar bond against the same. 4 i

lnthe illustrated form of my invention,

this means comprises a carriage or slide 20 movable in the guide 21formed in the upwardly extending arm 18 of the base 12 and a clampingmember 22 plvotally mounted on the slide and having an arcuate head 23movable toward and from the arcuate riage and the clamping member 22,the

a aeoousaa edge face '19 of the as, the slide having an.up wardlyextending handle and the clamping member 22 also having an up-. 1 wardlyextending handle 24 opposed to the spring 26 having arms 29 and '30 atits opposite ends, the arm 29.being anchored to the carriage at 31 andthe arm pressing against the outer face of the clamping member, thus thespring holds the clamping member in position and the clamping memberpivots or fulcrums about the spring or about a point above the spring.The clamping means consisting of the head'23 and wardly and downwardlyalong the arm 18 and is also movable on its pivot toward and from theedge face of the base.

Additional means, as a screw 32 may be provided for holding the clampingmember from displacement.

It will be seen that the operating mecha- I nism is a self-containedstructure with the base, which base is attachable to the lower buck ofthe pressing machine and that the clamping members can be operateddirectly without the use of complicated and expensive operatingmechanism; and further that the operating mechanism extends through thecutout of the upper pressing head of the' pressing machine.

' Thlsconstruction provides a particularly a simple and efiicient way ofapplying collar hand holders to platen type of pressing machines, inwhich the upper pressing head is carried by the pivoted lever orsupport. Heretofore, shirt ironing machines have required a differenttype of pressing machine from the usual pivoted type of garment pressingmachine and the operating mechanism for the collar band holder is .com-I plicated and expensive.

he base is also provided with suitable expanding members 33, 34 havingconvergmg stems 35 movable in suitable guides in I I the base andoperated by means of a slide 36 movable in the guide formed on the boss16 and connected to the expanding members 33, 34, by rods 38 projectingfrom the head or block 39 carried by the slide 36. This invention,except that it is a self-contained structure with the collar handholding means and operating mechanism therefor.

What I claim is:

1. A shirt ironing machine comprising a ower pressing bedor buck, anupper pressing' head movable toward and from'the bed or buck, thepressing head being formed with a cutout at one end and a collar bandholder comprising a. base mounted on' the upper face of the bed or buckin alinement with the cutout and having an upwardly extending part andclamping means carrifi by sai part and comprising a member coacting withthe edge face of the base to hold the collar band, said member includingan upwardly extending handle, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

2. A shirt ironing machine comprising'a lower pressing bed or buck, anupper pressing head movable toward and from the bed or buck and fbrmedwith a cutout in one end, and a collar band holdermounted on one end ofthe buck in alinement with the cutout and including a base having anupwardly extending arm provided with a handle and a clamping membercarried by said arm and movable toward and from the edge face of thebase, and having a pinch handle opposed to the former handle,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. A shirt ironing machine comprising a lower pressing bed or buck,v anupper pressing head movable toward and from the arm, and clamping meanscarried by the arm and adjustable upwardly and downwardly along'thevsame and also movable relatively thereto toward and from the edgeface of the base, substantially as and for the.

purpose described.

shirt ironing machine comprising a its lower pressing bed or buck, anupper pressing head movable toward and from the bed or buck, thepressing head having a cutout. in one end, and a collar band holdercom-- prising abase mounted on the bed or buck 1n alinement with thecutout and having an specified.

5. A shirt ironing machine comprising a lower pressing bed or buck,annpper pressing head movable toward-and from the bed or buck and formedwith a cutout in one end, and a collar band holder comprising a basemounted on the bed or buck in al1ne- "ment with the cutout and'having anunexpanding mechanism forms no part of this a pivoted'spring-pressedclamping member the purpose purpose set forth.

6. A shirt ironing machine comprising a lower pressing bed or buck, anupper pressing head movable toward and from the'bed or buck and formedwith a cutout in one end and a collar bend holder mounted on the bed orbuck in aline'ment with the cutout and comprising a base mounted on thebed or buck and clamping means comprising a lever having a, head movabletoward and from the edge face of the base and an up Wardly extendinghandle, a coiled spring having an arm at one end pressing against theclamping member and an arm at its other end anchored to a part otherthan the clamping member, the clamping member and said part having thecompleme-ntal recesses in which the coiled spring is located,substantially as and for the purpose described,

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, at Syracuse, inthe county of Ononda a, and State of New York, this 30th day 0. June,1920.

PHILIP N. BRAUN.

